Ex-Colts DT Johnathan Hankins visited Jets

Despite being cut in March, former Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins has yet to sign but he took another visit to a potential new landing spot in the New York Jets.

Hankins, 25, has been on the market for a few weeks now after the Colts announced his release and the Jets, who were at one point in on the sweepstakes for Ndamukong Suh, hosted Hankins on Thursday, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano.

DT Johnathan Hankins is visiting the New York Jets today. Former Giants second-rounder was cut by the Colts last month after one year. Hankins also has visited Washington. He just turned 26 on Sunday, and Pro Football Focus had him as the third-best… https://t.co/Ic2lb55FCv

The Colts are switching schemes to a four-man front and even though Hankins has more experience playing in that type of defense, general manager Chris Ballard decided to pull the trigger on releasing him due to the scheme switch.

Hankins is just 25 years old but he has five years of experience and is coming off of a season with the Colts in which he played well against the run, an aspect of his game that has always been strong.

Hankins will land somewhere, given his talent and age, and it will be interesting to see how much longer he will be on the market.

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